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Deals and Auctions / Re: Leatherman (and Buck) 24% to 35% off AAFES

« Last post by Farmer X on Today at 02:28:57 AM »

They just didn't like my credit cards.

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The Break Room / Re: Rate the last movie you watched v2

« Last post by IMR4198 on Today at 02:28:31 AM »

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot  2018  Never heard of this one?  There's a reason.  Tries to be heartwarming and falls short.  Best wishes.  G
 

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Edged Tools / Re: OPINELS

« Last post by BIG-TARGET on Today at 02:28:30 AM »

  Nice patina there

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Edged Tools / Re: OPINELS

« Last post by Farmer X on Today at 02:26:20 AM »

And now, the moment at least one of y'awl has been waiting for...

 

Carrier No. 4 After.jpg (Filesize: 99.27 KB)

Sure, the blade is now darkened. But there was a lot of crud that had to be scrubbed off. And I should have foreseen one side effect: it now smells like a smurfing potato. Hopefully that'll fade away.
And I've noticed the blade is rather stiff. Since these are my first carbon Opinels, I have to ask: is it normal for them to have stiff blades? I'll have to find an effective way to get some oil on the blade and pin.

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Leatherman Tools / Re: Leatherman Fuse Kydex belt sheath

« Last post by Poncho65 on Today at 02:25:37 AM »

Welcome to  

I think some of the Kydex sheaths that have more adjustment with screws for a Rebar could work but it would be trial and error to see what would work exactly

I think I have one or so for a Rebar and can check with the Fuse

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: What's your latest SAK?

« Last post by Farmer X on Today at 02:21:25 AM »

Unfortunately I can't find the saw cover on either of those sites.

Gary is doubtless much more qualified than I am to say for sure, but the saw teeth cover looks like stamped sheet steel to me. (I've only seen them in photos.) If I'm right, I don't imagine making one would be too difficult.

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: Been doing some work in the Wiki

« Last post by Huntsman on Today at 02:20:44 AM »

One thing the Wiki is not really that great on is historical dates and model/tool evolutions
It's something that we really need to try and improve.

Done a bit more work on this now and the following pages have all been updated with some historical information:
Classic, 58mm main, Princess, Pocket Pal, Climber, Camper, Spartan, Huntsman, Officer's Knife
Typically the history and identifiers sections have been updated and maybe the main top panel
 
Please check them out and let me know if they are OK and if there is anything to add ......

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General Tool Discussion / Re: Black Oxide Friday!

« Last post by Farmer X on Today at 02:16:23 AM »

Great patina on both!

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Watch it! / Re: What Watch are you wearing today?

« Last post by Barry Rowland on Today at 01:48:31 AM »

 

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Swiss Army Knights Forum / Re: Victorinox Compact with 58mm combo tool

« Last post by Enginears on Today at 01:28:24 AM »

Hey Tom, Hopefully Bismoth shows up to explain. I am looking for another thread that went into detail that I remember. In the thread I believe it was shown that the bottle opener portion had to be ground like in Bismoths photos, as well as redrilling the pivot hole. I will post here if I find it.